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A longstanding pillar of Boston’s economy, finance is fading even faster since COVID

Post-COVID jobs numbers highlight the continued decline of Boston’s once-storied financial services sector.

Brandeis University identifies student killed in bus crash that injured 27 others
Vanessa Mark, an undergraduate at the university, died in the crash, according to university officials.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

New special education report raises questions about bias against Boston’s Black and Latino boys
The disproportionate representation of Black and Latino males in special education is a symptom of a much larger problem facing Boston Public Schools.

‘This was about right versus wrong’: Ex-state board head speaks after jury finds former governor wrongly fired her

While the jury’s decision may salve some of her anguish, it also revived the nearly decade-old dispute pitting former governor Deval Patrick against his own top appointee.

Martha’s Vineyard residents feeling uneasy in aftermath of armed bank robbery

One arrest in connection with the case was announced Saturday and an arraignment is expected Monday at Edgartown District Court, according to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office.

N.H. officials ask for public’s help to find missing 20-year-old hiker

Emily Sotelo was dropped off at Lafayette Place Campground with plans to hike Mount Lafayette, Little Haystack Mountain, and Mount Flume, New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said.

Your Thanksgiving feast is going to cost more this year. Here’s why.

Despite signs that food costs are finally plateauing after months of brutal inflation, just about every Thanksgiving staple has experienced double-digit percentage price increases from last year.

Traffic on I-93 in Somerville in May.

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving in the Boston area

If you’re departing from Boston, here’s a guide to the best times to leave ahead of Thanksgiving, according to MassDOT.

The biggest problem for movie theaters? Not enough movies.
Box offices saw a summer boom and a fall slump. But the real issue is a dwindling number of movies to show, say experts, who are more hopeful for 2023.

Patriots 10, Jets 3

Sunday was a long day for Mac Jones, who was sacked on the first play of the game.

Chad Finn | Unconventional review

Patriots-Jets game was almost intolerable — until the end

Marcus Jones's punt return was a spectacular, almost stunning, ending to a slog of a game.

Marcus Jones's 84-yard punt return for a touchdown might have been the only highlight in the game.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why didn’t the Jets punt the ball out of bounds instead of to Marcus Jones? Because they are the Jets.

After a brutal day of football, one thing is clear: the Jets will find a way to lose to the Patriots.

Ben Volin: A thrilling finish obfuscates the real story — the Patriots’ offense is broken

The Blackstone Police Department hired an officer who faced accusations of sexual harassment at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Massachusetts police who’ve been fired or resigned in scandal just move on to another town

WBUR found more than a dozen current police officers in Massachusetts who were previously fired or resigned from another department after a misconduct investigation.

Thanksgiving Day specials include "The National Dog Show" at noon on NBC. A Puli, above, competed in 2021.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Extra helpings on Thanksgiving, a sinister ‘Chippendales,’ and an ‘Addams Family’ spin-off

In addition to parades, Thanksgiving Day programming will include "A Waltons Thanksgiving" and "The National Dog Show," as well as "Friends," "Yellowstone," "Godfather," and "Back to the Future" marathons.

The Marsh Loop Trail, in the area where the Reids were killed in Concord, N.H. Logan Clegg is charged in the murder.

The secret life of alleged double murderer Logan Clegg: a loner with a temper, guns — and a taste for travel

Former friends are astonished that the onetime "band kid" is accused of killing a Concord, N.H., couple.

A timeline of Logan Clegg’s transcontinental travel

Opinion

In this 2016 file photo, three wind turbines from the Deepwater Wind project stand off Block Island, R.I.

Chris Murphy and Brad Campbell

To better address the climate crisis, the US must reform its permitting process

It can take a decade to permit and build offshore wind, clean transportation, and major electric transmission. This is as unacceptable as it is unnecessary.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Should I put my puppy on Prozac?

Another deadly attack roils the LGBTQ community

Election denialism is on the run. States should fix election count rules to keep it that way.

Show Kamala Harris some respect

The New York Police Department graduating class of 2016 salutes during a ceremony at Madison Square Garden, July 1, 2016.

The Emancipator

Call ‘tough on crime’ what it is: a tool of racial oligarchy

Conservatives and liberals alike embrace a “law and order” framework, which blames reformers, the poor, and the unhoused for concerns about crime, and enforces rule based on wealth and racism. We need to build a better future.

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Special reports

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.

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Celebrating 150 years of The Boston Globe

We’re marking the Globe’s 150th year with a look back through 15 decades of coverage. Explore 150 of the most significant front pages, revisit classic sports moments, try a crossword from 1917, and more.

More recent News

Anxieties rising as supply of antibiotic used for children’s infections falls short
Shortages of standard, common-use medicines, including amoxicillin, is happening more frequently.

Easy to forget Celtics’ red-hot start has happened without Robert Williams
Coach Joe Mazzulla said Williams, who has knee surgery two months ago, is doing 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 workouts with the coaching staff.

In Buzzards Bay, GE wraps up its $50m promise to Massachusetts
A $1.5 million donation to Mass. Maritime tops off the charitable pledge GE made when it came to Boston in 2016.

Earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Java island; at least 46 dead

An earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 46 people, damaging dozens of buildings, and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety.

Disney taps ex-CEO Bob Iger to return, set strategy
The Walt Disney Company announced late Sunday that former CEO Bob Iger would return to head the company for two years in a move that surprised the entertainment industry.

LOVE LETTERS

I can’t get this dating thing right
“What am I doing wrong?”

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Cheryl Jensen of Bethlehem N.H., said that mammogram misreading by radiologist Dr. Mark Guilfoyle “ruined the rest of my life,” giving her breast cancer time to spread before it was diagnosed.

Spotlight follow-up

N.H. doctor allegedly misread mammograms, ultrasounds of two dozen women later diagnosed with breast cancer

Some victims have criticized the N.H. Board of Medicine for failing to revoke the license of Dr. Mark Guilfoyle, formerly of Dartmouth Health, and none of his 13 malpractice settlements are posted on the board website.

Open-collar boomers ask nostalgically: Where have all the neckties gone?
More than a few older employees and retirees admit to nostalgia for a time when the tie signified a more structured, if slower paced, business world.

With political and policy differences, relationship between Wu and Healey may be more complicated than it seems
From the outside, it looks like the perfect partnership. But the relationship between Governor-elect Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu may prove much more complicated.

‘Gray divorce’ brings struggles and a possibility of late-in-life reinvention
Ending a marriage and flying solo later in life — while grappling with the eternal question, “What’s next?” — may be the most difficult reinvention of all.

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Culture & Lifestyle

The cast of "Six," which runs through Dec. 31 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre.

In ‘Six,’ a royal we of dynamic divas

Members of the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi Party's paramilitary wing, as seen in "The U.S. and the Holocaust."

‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ is still speaking to us

How well did the audience play its part? The reviews are mixed.

Carey Mulligan as Megan Twohey (left) and Zoe Kazan as Jodi Kantor in a scene from "She Said."

‘She Said’ and the investigation that mobilized #MeToo

Special Projects

Photo illustration

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

In 2021, 601 Congress St. in the Seaport District of Boston was being remade for Boston's booming life-science sector.

Is Boston reaching ‘peak lab’?

The Hanna Woods Elementary School playground in suburban St. Louis remained closed because of COVID fears in July 2020.

Before declaring a pandemic amnesty, we need a pandemic mea culpa

Jack Smith, then the Department of Justice's chief of the Public Integrity Section, posed for a photo at the Department of Justice in Washington, on Aug. 24, 2010.

Mr. Smith goes to Washington

The stoves in the kitchen at Dirt Candy in Manhattan have "always been all induction,” says chef Amanda Cohen.

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The future of cooking is flameless

Artists, including Taylor Swift, can stop using dynamic pricing on ticket sales for their concerts — they are the ones who decide whether this is applied to their shows — and support their fans’ calls to break up Ticketmaster.

Break up Ticketmaster

IDEAS | JOSHUA MACHT

An end run around a college degree

Metro

Rethinking how one of R.I.’s largest nonprofits can grow

Idrees “Lanre” Ajakaiye was recently appointed the new chief development officer at the United Way of Rhode Island.

Brandeis University identifies student killed in bus crash that injured 27 others

Vanessa Mark, an undergraduate at the university, died in the crash, according to university officials.

George Lois, visionary art director, is dead at 91

Mr. Lois was irascible and brilliant -- and Madison Avenue’s best-known 20th-century art director.

Mitchell Rosenthal, Phoenix House founder, dies at 87

Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, the founder of Phoenix House, which branded itself the largest private, nonprofit therapeutic drug-treatment program in the United States, died Monday in Manhattan. He was 87.

Sports

England forward Harry Kane speaks to the media during a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center on Nov. 20.

European teams abandon plan to wear armbands at World Cup

The captains of seven European nations will not wear anti-discrimination armbands in World Cup games after threats from FIFA to show yellow cards to the players.

Sunday was a long day for Mac Jones, who was sacked on the first play of the game.

Chad Finn | Unconventional review

Patriots-Jets game was almost intolerable — until the end

Marcus Jones's punt return was a spectacular, almost stunning, ending to a slog of a game.

Marcus Jones's 84-yard punt return for a touchdown might have been the only highlight in the game.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why didn’t the Jets punt the ball out of bounds instead of to Marcus Jones? Because they are the Jets.

After a brutal day of football, one thing is clear: the Jets will find a way to lose to the Patriots.

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

A thrilling finish to a win over the Jets obfuscates the real story — the Patriots’ offense is broken

Kyrie Irving rejoins the Brooklyn Nets and says he regrets how he handled controversy

MIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Here’s who punched their ticket to Gillette Stadium to play in the high school football Super Bowls

Business

Rethinking how one of R.I.’s largest nonprofits can grow

Idrees “Lanre” Ajakaiye was recently appointed the new chief development officer at the United Way of Rhode Island.

A longstanding pillar of Boston’s economy, finance is fading even faster since COVID

Post-COVID jobs numbers highlight the continued decline of Boston’s once-storied financial services sector.

Disney taps ex-CEO Bob Iger to return, set strategy

In Buzzards Bay, GE wraps up its $50m promise to Massachusetts

magazine

Lamingtons

Five treats guaranteed to wow at your next holiday party. Get the recipes here.

The writer at age 5, on the right, and her sister, Laura, 6, wearing dresses sewn by their mother, Eleanor Slater.

As I bumbled my way through making curtains, I could hear my mom’s voice

This week's daters: Jacob and Mary

Dinner with Cupid

‘We got the wasabi roulette, a spinning plate with sushi on it’

Austrian Pot-Roasted Beef With Root Vegetables

Recipes: Skip the turkey this Thanksgiving and try one of these creative alternatives

metro

Traffic on I-93 in Somerville in May.

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving in the Boston area

‘This was about right versus wrong’: Ex-state board head speaks after jury finds former governor wrongly fired her

Massachusetts police who’ve been fired or resigned in scandal just move on to another town

sports

Marcus Jones returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown with five seconds left.

Inside Marcus Jones’s electrifying punt return, the Patriots’ ‘Ticketmaster’ defense, and Matthew Judon’s rising sack total

The dominance of BB&N girls’ soccer continues with third consecutive NEPSAC Class A championship

How John Rafferty moved past his own football disappointments to turn Wakefield into a Super Bowl contender

business

Your Thanksgiving feast is going to cost more this year. Here’s why.

New in town: A Seaport bracelet brand and Bogosplit in Back Bay

Elon Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account after online poll

politics

President Biden boards Air Force One as he departs the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 16.

President Biden is turning 80. Experts say age is more than a number.

A weakened Trump tries again. Can a challenger take him down in 2024?

Kari Lake claims her voters were disenfranchised. Her voters tell a different story.

Nation

Light shines through the window of All Souls Unitarian Church illuminating community members that gathered for a service following Saturday's fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 20.

Patrons in Colorado Springs nightclub shooting hit gunman with his own weapon

‘Master of Silly Business’ among 5 dead in Colorado shooting

Motive sought after at least 5 killed, 25 injured at Colorado Springs nightclub

World

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev casts his ballot at a polling station in Astasna, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 20.

Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition

Earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Java island; at least 46 dead

Cold and dark: Kyiv readies for ‘worst winter of our lives’

opinion

Jack Smith, then the Department of Justice's chief of the Public Integrity Section, posed for a photo at the Department of Justice in Washington, on Aug. 24, 2010.

Mr. Smith goes to Washington

Is it deja vu? What is it exactly? Anyway, Trump is running again.

Elon Musk, you broke Twitter. Now sell it.

lifestyle

I can’t get this dating thing right

President Biden’s granddaughter Naomi, Peter Neal wed at White House

‘Gray divorce’ brings struggles and a possibility of late-in-life reinvention

food & dining

Murphy's Pub in Providence is a place where year-round soccer fans congregate, and could be a good place to watch the World Cup.

Where to watch the World Cup: R.I. bars where soccer fans gather

At Si Cara, crusty delights in edgy surrounds

Once last resorts, hotel restaurants are making a comeback

travel

Get your sweet tooth on and join the Mt. Washington Valley Inn to Inn Cookie Tour, Dec. 10-11.

Cookies and crafts in N.H., art in Worcester, and a superhero’s view of New York City

With no hotel experience, they quit their jobs and bought a Vermont inn

American Cruise Lines protection plan isn’t protecting me

Arts

A visitor pauses to look at the roller coaster that is part of artist E.J. Hill’s "Brake Run Helix" inside Mass MoCA. Hill has based a lot of his work around amusement parks and roller coasters in particular as places where terror meets elation, and the potential for these places, as simulated spaces, to generate very real extremes of emotion.

Inside Mass MoCA, EJ Hill’s ‘Break Run Helix,’ is a rideable roller coaster that does double duty as art

LEGO versions of the Mona Lisa, ‘Starry Night,’ coming to Boston

Fuller Craft Museum offers ‘Food Justice’ for thought

Books

A dozen gift-worthy books for the holidays

Beverly Gage’s biography ‘G-Man’ examines J. Edgar Hoover’s controversial tenure at the FBI

Michelle Obama’s ‘The Light We Carry’ offers tools for navigating a new era, but no deeper insights

Movies

Gina Gregg serves popcorn at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Boston.

The biggest problem for movie theaters? Not enough movies.

‘The Menu’ skewers foodies in a horror-satire that will leave you hungry

How ‘She Said’ breaks the journalism movie mold

Television

Thanksgiving Day specials include "The National Dog Show" at noon on NBC. A Puli, above, competed in 2021.

This week’s TV: Extra helpings on Thanksgiving, a sinister ‘Chippendales,’ and an ‘Addams Family’ spin-off

Natasha Rothwell lands Hulu series

‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ is still speaking to us

music

Taylor Swift performed for the Reputation Stadium Tour at Gillette Stadium in 2018.

After Taylor Swift fans decry staggering ticket resale prices, Ticketmaster issues an apology

Benjamin Zander settles the score by rethinking it after his notes are stolen

‘The Marriage of Figaro’: Handel and Haydn Society revels in Mozart’s madcap world

Theater/Dance

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in "Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth."

Kyle Abraham’s ‘Requiem’ is a journey toward rebirth

Jacob’s Pillow receives largest grant in its history to build reimagined Doris Duke Theatre

How well did the audience play its part? The reviews are mixed.

globe local

Proceeds from the auction will be returned to city coffers, officials said.

City of Brockton puts firetruck on auction block

‘Friends’ to deliver Thanksgiving dinner to homebound Salem seniors

‘Our emergency food system shouldn’t have to serve 40 percent of Massachusetts families’: Food aid programs showing few signs of diminishing

Obituaries

Mr. Lois, shown in 2016, put the counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s into postwar advertising and created stunning covers for Esquire magazine.

George Lois, visionary art director, is dead at 91

Mitchell Rosenthal, Phoenix House founder, dies at 87

Dick Pleasants, host of New England’s premier folk music radio shows, dies at 75